Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-04-28
WASHINGTON NEWS.

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! 1886.
The Bureau of Statistics reports the eX-
/ ports of wheat for nine months at iS.OOO,O0O
| bushels, against "a 0l0000 during the same
! time last year, Flour $ 600, 900 barrels, against
! 5000, coo last year.
A. r. Lawton, of Georgia, has been an
pointed minister TO Austria, amt N w,
/ Mcconnell of Tennessee. chief justice OF
/ Montana. General O 3 Wilcox mas been
! placed ON the retired list
The Interior department has decided, on
/ the petition OF the cattle-oWuerS of Texas tOI
/ a new trail through the ChickaSaw Terri
] tory, that there Is no law which empowers
/ the department 10 appropriate the land for
/ the purposes asked.
Senator Allison, chairman of the com
1 mlttee on appropriations and prominent
| member OF the finance COMMITTEES, saws that
/ il congress does not convene before Decem-
] Der the result will be the accumulation OF
surplus OF from S9000O,00O to 100000, 600 IN
| addition to that now in the treasury.
The Supreme court has delivered its opn-
| ion in the famous Maxwell land grant case.
! which was brought before u on an appeal
/ from the Circuit Court of the District OF
/ Columbia. The court confirms the decree OF
/ the United States Circuit Court and estab-
/ fishes the validity of the grant for l, 100000
acres of land located in Colorado aud New
| Mexico
1t is said that Senator Beclis urging upon
/ the president the necessity OF calling a
I special session of Congress rs early as Sep
TENDER. lie believes that with the revenues
/ coming in there will be a serious contraction
/ of currency unless Congress takes measures
/ 20 prevent it, or unless bonds are bought at a
/ high premium. The President has told the
Senator that he does not think an extra
4 session necessary.
James T. Delano, formerly of Gaesburg,
! ILL.,, died Friday from an attack OF heart dis
! ease at Mount Pleasant Just outside of
/ Washington. He was an old empluve OF
the government having entered the Treas
| ury Department In 1862, and served there
until the advent of the present administra-
/ ton. He began as a clerk and rose through
| the different grades until he became deputy
second comptroller, which Office he held AZ
the time OF his retirement.
Cadet Charles Waller Potter of Michigan
| has been dismissed from the Naval Academy
! for cruelty hazlng one Of the freshmen ca
| diets. Cadet Potter was tried by a cuurtmar-
] tldl, convicted and sentenced 10 dismissal.
! Secretary Whitney has now confirmed and
| executed the sentence. Hazlng has become
! an lutOlemOle OiitnSe in the eyes OF the de
! partmeut and it is believed that no mercy
| will be shown any young man found TO have
! been engaged in 1t. Cadet l'Otter'S case
/ is unfortunate. lie was promising student,
/ and better things were expected OF him by
/ his superlOrS.
The board of managers of the National
! Home for disabled Volunteer Soldiers has
/ received propositions for the location of the
! proposed new home on the Pacific slope from
! Napa Valley Los Angeles and Santa Rosa.
! The board will visit California in June fOI
the purpose of selecting a suitable site. Gen,
! W. Il. Franklin was elected president, Col.
i L. a. Harris and Gen. .!ahn 4. Martin vioe
! presidents, and Gen NJ. II. Mcmahon secre.
| tary. There are now $500 persons under
the charge of the board and new homes are
% be erected at Learenworth, kas., and
Dayton, Q.
THE CRUISER ATLANTA.
The official report Of the trial trip OF
! the cruiser Atlanta has been received at the
navy department from the commandment Of
the new York navy-yard. The average
| speed for the six hours was 1l5 knots:
| average revolutions per minute, 6127:
average steam pressure, sIl pounds; average
slip OF screw, 4,44 per cent; average collec.
| tive horse power, S,300-which Is a little
short OF the contract. Secretary Whitney
says she viii probably be accepted
SWAMP LAND DECISION.
Acting Secretary Muldrow has rendered
! decision in the Louisiana Swamp-land cases,
| modifying his decision of March % last
which required the state TO elect whether
the field notes Of survey shall be made the
! basis OF the final adjustment of the swamp
! land grants. 1t appearing from papers filed
/ In the state by an act of the Legislature 40
! proved March u, 1850 elected TO accept the
! the acting secretary decide, thata reelection
! by the state is unnecessary, and he therefore
| eliminates from his decision that require
ment.
VICTIMS or MOROCCO UsCEE8S.
The expedition sent out by the American
| consul at Iangier 70 break up the infamous
! uSury s. stem Which has grown up in Morocco
under the protection Of foreign couSuls ha,
returned 10 Tmgier They released all the
M0ors imprisoned az Alcazu and IaraChe
/ under American claims with the eNcCpuUG
! of three who had uled. They found the
! prisoners iu foul prisons, half starved, rag
| ged and covered with yermn. Some OF
/ them had heavy chains fastened to then
/ necks and legs. 4 notorious Insurer, ON
/ whose claims "a majority Of the people were
held was arrested by the Moorish minister
and sent here in irons for trial for falsely
/ alleging that he was an American protege.
/ The Mohammedans are rejoicing at the
! turn affairs have taken.
AMERICAN INVESTMENTS IN MEXICO.
Adyices from Mexico say that the follow
J ing American Investments in McXidan real
! estate closed recently: syndicate OF
! Chicago capitalists and United States army
/ officers has purchased tract OF 100000
| acres In COahulla, Durango, and Chihuahua.
/ The tract IS trayersed by the Mexican Cen
! trail and international roads. OF this tract
/ l,000Oe0 acres is the finest cotton land In the
/ country. A company, chiefly of Hartford
I ltbll.J capitalists has drought HoV,UJV acres
! OF grazing and Agricultural land in Sonora
/ and Chihuahua Utah men have bought
235 900 acres adjoining the mormon colony
! CLAY Mann the Colorado cattieman, who
bought $4,000 acres in Chihuahua about two
years ago, las sold his tract at an advance Of
100 per cent
CHEF JUSTICE CARTER.
Chief Justice David X. Carter, who died
! Saturday night was born I'm jefferson
county, New York, June -, 1872 He was
| apprenticed to the printing trade when a
mere boy. but soon gave that mp and entered
school. lie studied law Ia Rochester and
| was admitted TO the bar in ISL In 1868 he
located at Akron, o.. and represented that
district IN congress from 1919 10 1854 In
1850 he was one OF the three members OF the
ONO delegation TO the Chicago convention.
| who turned their votes from Mr. Chase 10
Mr. Lincoln, lnsuring the latter nomination
He Was appointed minister TO Bolivia in
1871, but resigned and returned to Washing
ton the next year, and was Immediately APP
pointed chief justice OF the district position
which he has held ever since, The autopsy
on the body showed that death was due 70
cancer OF the stomach
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